Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): 03/03/2008

KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 000-09992

Delaware		04-2564110
(State or other jurisdiction of		(IRS Employer
incorporation)		Identification No.)

One Technology Drive, Milpitas, California 95035

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 875-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) On March 3, 2008, KLA-Tencor Corporation (the "Company") announced that Jeffrey Hall will resign from his position as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective March 31, 2008, to pursue an opportunity closer to his mid-western hometown.

(c) The Company's Board of Directors has appointed John Kispert, who is KLA-Tencor's president and chief operating officer, as the Company's interim chief financial officer (and principal financial officer), effective March 31, 2008. Mr. Kispert will also retain his duties as president and chief operating officer. Mr. Kispert, 44, has been KLA-Tencor's president and chief operating officer since January 2006. Mr. Kispert joined the Company in February 1995 and has held a series of management positions within the Company since then, including serving as KLA-Tencor's chief financial officer and executive vice president from July 2000 to January 2006.

; In addition, the Company's Board of Directors appointed Virendra Kirloskar, currently vice president and corporate controller of KLA-Tencor, as the Company's chief accounting officer (and principal accounting officer), effective March 31, 2008. Mr. Kirloskar, 44, rejoined KLA-Tencor in his current role in May 2003 and has served in that role since then, other than the period from August 2006 to August 2007 during which he held management responsibilities within KLA-Tencor India. Prior to that, Mr. Kirloskar served as corporate controller of Atmel Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of semiconductor integrated circuits, from June 2002 to April 2003. Mr. Kirloskar also held various finance positions within KLA-Tencor from 1993 to 1999.

A copy of the Company's news release announcing Mr. Hall's resignation and the appointments described above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit

Number Description

99.1 Text of news release issued by the Company dated March 3, 2008

Signature(s)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION


Date: March 03, 2008	By:	/s/ Brian M. Martin
		Brian M. Martin
		Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
EX-99.1		Text of news release issued by the Company dated March 3, 2008

EX-99.1 2 rrd197978_23570.htm TEXT OF NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE COMPANY DATED MARCH 3, 2008 KLA-Tencor Adds Robert Calderoni to its Board and Names Brian Martin as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KLA-Tencor Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

SAN JOSE, Calif.-March 3, 2008-KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq: KLAC) today announced that Jeffrey Hall will resign from his position as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective March 31, 2008, to pursue an opportunity closer to his mid-western hometown.

The KLA-Tencor Board of Directors has appointed John Kispert, who is KLA-Tencor's president and chief operating officer, as the interim chief financial officer, effective March 31, 2008. Kispert will also retain his duties as president and chief operating officer. In addition, the Board of Directors appointed Virendra Kirloskar, currently vice president and corporate controller of KLA-Tencor, as the company's chief accounting officer, effective March 31, 2008.

"Jeff has made significant contributions to KLA-Tencor and specifically within our finance organization, of which we are very appreciative. We are fortunate to have John Kispert, previously the CFO at KLA-Tencor, step in during our search for a replacement to ensure a smooth transition," said Rick Wallace, chief executive officer of KLA-Tencor.

About KLA-Tencor

KLA-Tencor is the world leader in yield management and process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and related industries. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has sales and service offices around the world. An S&P 500 company, KLA-Tencor is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol KLAC. Additional information about the company is available at http://www.kla-tencor.com.

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